Combined use of electroconvulsive therapy and antipsychotics in schizophrenia: The Indian evidence. A review and a meta-analysis

Journal of ECT

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-66

  Painuly, Nitesh ^a   Chakrabarti, Subho ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

ECT antipsychotic combination; Meta analysis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; INDIAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; INDIA; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; INDIA; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33748443198     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200603000-00013     Document Type: Review

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